IAMAS President Andrea Flossmann was involved in producing the attached resolution from the French National Committee for Geodesy and Geophysics (CNFGG), the French national committee affiliated with IUGG.
IAMAS national delegates may consider a resolution on this topic at their Assembly at BACO-25 in Busan this July.
The International Radiation Commission held its quadrennial International Radiation Symposium (IRS) in Hangzhou, China, from 17–21 June 2024.
A lively meeting of 276 scientists from 18 countries occurred at the Zhejiang Sanli New Century Grand Hotel. There were ten oral and two poster sessions covering a wide range of topics, from radiative transfer theory and modeling to particle radiative properties, solar UV radiation, and ground-based measurements. This summary is not an exhaustive overview but rather a broad sample of the many talks delivered at IRS.
Read and download the meeting summary below, or access it here.
IAMAS is particularly supportive of IAMAS affiliated scientists joining the JSC in order to help ensure good liaison and cooperation between IAMAS and the WCRP.
WCRP is calling for nominations for membership of the World Climate Research Programme’s Joint Scientific Committee (JSC). Initial terms are for four years, starting January 2025. Nominations are now open and will close on 15 March 2024.
For further details please see: https://www.wcrp-climate.org/news/wcrp-news/2100-jsc-call-2024